Meaning & use
Bandage
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A strip of material used to bind up a wound or injury.
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The nurse wrapped a clean bandage around the patient's sprained ankle.
He kept a box of bandages in his backpack for hiking emergencies.
A note on using this word
As a verb, "to bandage" a wound means to cover and protect it with such a strip of material.
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To bind or cover a wound with a strip of material.
She bandaged his cut before driving him to the clinic.
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